Hidden Gotham

DECADENT. DUPLICITOUS. DEADLY.WELCOME TO THE QUEER WORLD OF THE ROARING 20s.It wasn't how gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker's birthday was supposed to go. But this was New York City at the height of Prohibition, and everything-and everyone-can turn on a dime.When one of Dash's club patrons is murdered, Dash and his friends must discover the killer while also outwitting a devious blackmailer. Together, they navigate the shadowy world of drag queens, cabaret performers, gangsters, mob molls, lesbian lawyers, and a mysterious but dangerous "Baroness of Business." Men and women who have everything to lose-and some of whom will do anything to keep their secrets hidden.A trail of clues leads them from Greenwich Village to Harlem and back again. But time is running out, and a ruthless killer's next victim might very well be Dash himself…The Double Vice is the first novel in the Hidden Gotham series."It's one of the best I've read all year! I can't recommend it highly enough." (Queer Writers of Crime)

POISON. POWER. PERIL.DISCOVER THE DARK SIDE OF THE DECADE THAT ROARED.What killed the infamous flapper Rosalie Frazier? And was gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker's booze to blame?These are the burning questions in Dash's mind as he is forced to team up with an unusual, unpredictable gangster and investigate the deadlier side of Prohibition. Sinister mob men with hidden motives. A pair of seedy Times Square roommates hoping for a financial windfall. A shattered family full of bitterness and spite. And at the center, a young woman who loved coded messages and uncovering secrets.Unlikely partners. Unimaginable lovers. Unseen adversaries. And Dash must discover who is who or he'll disappear forever in the darkness . . .The Blind Tiger is the second novel in the Hidden Gotham series, which started with the acclaimed The Double Vice, a novel Queer Writers of Crime called "One of the best I've read all year!"

VICIOUS. VINDICTIVE. VENGEFUL.SOME SINS CAN'T BE FORGIVEN. A catastrophic fire drags gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker into the treacherous underworld of Little Italy - where people are seduced and imprisoned by their own vices.When his club's doorman suffers a devastating loss, Dash must learn if the fire is connected to a sordid gambling den and the predatory family that runs it, or to a secret society that many hoped was long dead. Untangling a decade's worth of lies between a terrified father, a wily widow, and an enigmatic spiritualist pushes him to the limit. And there's still the crooked cop who's chasing after the loose ends of a crime that Dash and his friends thought they'd buried.The threat of prison. The pain of penitence. The reckoning of the past. And Dash has to free himself of all these ghosts before more lives are lost.With this third installment in the Hidden Gotham series, Chris Holcombe cements his status as the author of "honest-to-goodness pulp fiction at its gayest!" (Amazon Reviewer)

TOUGH. TRICKY. TREACHEROUS.FINDING THE REAL KILLER CAN BE MURDER.El Train is Harlem's most infamous night club performer. And she's about to become Harlem's most infamous murder suspect. But what the police and the press don't know? She was married to the victim.When Alice Holloway is found shot to death at her own family's factory, El throws herself into the dangerous world of sibling rivalries, union politics, ruthless racketeers, violent strike busters, midnight meetings, and career-ending secrets. Together with her best friend, her millionaire employer, and Harlem's own Baroness of Business, El must piece together the shards of Alice's life-and her own broken heart-so she can bring the real killer to justice.A wrongfully accused mystery that shows what happens before the murder, before the arrest, before the trial-and what El is willing to do before she runs out of time...

CLEVER. CUNNING. CRIMINAL.UNCOVER ANOTHER SIDE TO HIDDEN GOTHAM.Finn Francis - master of disguise, lover of fashion, connoisseur of sailors - is always looking for his next adventure. And when he boards a train for a ski getaway, he finds one in the enigmatic Zelda Razner.First, he spots her stunning red fox fur coat. Then he spies a dangerous man following after her. Before he can ask the goddesses what he's doing, he finds himself caught in a high-speed chase that will test his every skill.The Red Fox is a gripping short story in the vein of those classic noirs set on trains, where suspense and intrigue collide with the Queer world of the 1920s. Available only in ebook, The Red Fox can be read in any order of the Hidden Gotham novels.